North, south, east and west. If it often feels like you’re getting hit with disruptions from all directions, well, that’s pretty accurate. In this week’s cover story, you’ll learn how economic, political, demographic and technological changes are colliding to disrupt the very nature of manufacturing supply chains—and you’ll also hear why that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if you have a strategic plan in place.
Recent analysis from Kearney suggests that cost and cash discipline are more important than ever in the management of your supply chain. Execution discipline is emerging as the real battleground for supply chain differentiation.
And what’s the latest trend in humanoid robots – is it inhumanoid robots?
All this and more in this week’s Supply Chain Insights.
—Dave Blanchard
